Anjou Pear (SW 6381)
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Anjou Pear (SW 6381) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Anjou Pear
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Anjou Pear by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Anjou Pear, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Eye of the Tiger | 188 | 46.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Flower Field | ICC-70 | 44.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Creamy Orange | 3005-5B | 46 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tesoros | 17-20 | 48 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Anjou Pear (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Anjou Pear
Darker than Anjou Pear
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6381 |
| Hex | #DDAC6D |
| RGB | 221, 172, 109 |
| HSL | 34°, 62%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.5, 10.4, 39.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Anjou Pear (SW 6381), published as #DDAC6D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Anjou Pear (SW 6381)?
- Anjou Pear has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Anjou Pear is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Anjou Pear in another brand?
- Creamy Orange (Valspar 3005-5B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Anjou Pear warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Anjou Pear as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.